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NC’s largest school district hopes recruitment pays off with 90,000 students needing transportation

August 28, 2025

NC Newsline-The first test of the new school year rolls out on Monday as thousands of students wait anxiously for their designated school bus to pick them up and transport them to school on time. It’s such a routine event, […]

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Raleigh Breaks Ground on First Permanent Affordable Housing Community

August 27, 2025

BY: Jordan Meadows  Staff Writer On Monday, the Raleigh Area Land Trust (RALT), in partnership with Raleigh Raised Development and the City of Raleigh, officially broke ground on the Cottages of Idlewild, the city’s first permanently affordable cottage court community. […]

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A US tariff exemption for small orders ends Friday. It’s a big deal to some shoppers and businesses

August 27, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) – Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump’s agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs. An […]

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Will states take on more FEMA duties?

August 27, 2025

WASHINGTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency could look significantly different by next year’s hurricane season, with state and local governments shouldering more of the responsibility for natural disaster response and recovery. Members of both political parties have long criticized […]

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Elizabeth Cotten: Folk And Blues Legend

August 27, 2025

  By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten, born Elizabeth Nevills on January 5, 1893, in Carrboro, North Carolina, emerged as one of the most influential figures in American folk and blues music. A self-taught, left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed […]

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North Carolinians are finding out they are no longer in debt to hospitals

August 26, 2025

NC Newsline – Medicaid enrollees began receiving letters from hospitals last month telling them their old medical debts have been erased.   That medical debt relief is part of the program former Gov. Roy Cooper and the former head of […]

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Taylortown Part 2 – New Hotel With Conditional Approval 

August 26, 2025

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer Taylortown, NC – Periodically, we are blessed with experiences that elevate our thinking, our consciousness, and the way we interact with the people in the world around us. Recently, one of those experiences occurred […]

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Controversial Mixed-Use Development Near Smoky Hollow Approved

August 25, 2025

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Last week, Raleigh’s Planning Commission unanimously approved a controversial rezoning request that would allow the West at Peace development-a proposed 30-story mixed-use tower near Smoky Hollow-to move forward. The development, backed by Raleigh Development Company, […]

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A Film Review Of Highest Two Lowest 

August 24, 2025

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer Art, action, and a lot of emotion Highest to Lowest, the newest film by Spike Lee, was truly thrilling with outstanding music and visuals. The gorgeous shots of New York City were a backdrop […]

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Happy 100th Birthday Georgeva Wright

August 23, 2025

LUMBERTON – Georgeva Gerald Wright, born August 23, 1925, has officially joined the ranks of centenarians, marking 100 years of a life dedicated to education, family, and community. Born during the Roaring Twenties, Wright has lived through some of the […]

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